An Education Workforce Council (EWC) Fitness to Practice hearing heard that the teenager, known as pupil A in the proceedings, lied about being gay and the teacher responded by giving him his personal telephone number.

He then sent Evans a photoshopped pornographic image with his face on it.

Evans asked the pupil to be ‘discreet’ about their messages, which case presenter Cadi Dewi said proved the former teacher knew his actions were inappropriate.

Pupils shared the photo on Snapchat (Picture: Wales News Service)

Ms Dewi said: ‘Why would he want the pupil to be discreet about it? This is something he wanted to hide from others and the only motivation for that is he knows it is wrong.

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‘He goes on to say: “You’re such a good-looking lad and so masculine.” The motivation there is one of flirting and there’s a sexual motivation behind that.’

When the pupil received the naked image of Evans, he shared it on Snapchat with other youngsters.

Speaking on behalf of the EWC hearing, Helen Robbins said: ‘We have decided to issue a probation order to protect the public and the pupils. This means Evans will be removed from the teaching register.

‘He will be able to re-apply but will not be able to do so until three years’ time. Until then Mr Evans will be banned from teaching indefinitely.’

The former teacher denied his actions were unacceptable and claims he was a victim of ‘discriminatory and homophobic’ treatment by the former pupils, as they lied to him in order to out him as a gay man.

Cardiff High School head teacher Stephen Jones said: ‘Mr Evans actions brought the school into disrepute and were incompatible with the school’s ethos. There has been an irreparable
breakdown in trust between Mr Evans and the school.’